A Call for Papers has been issued for a “Worldcon 76 Academic Track”: Deadline for submissions: February 5, 2018 Full name / name of organization: The 76th World Science Fiction Convention Contact email: [email protected] Science fiction always plays a part … Continue reading
San Jose announced new Guests of Honor John Picacio and Frank Hayes during the “Future Worldcons” panel today in Helsinki. One of the field’s most celebrated artists, John Picacio is a 12-time Hugo nominee (with two wins) and a 10-time … Continue reading
(1) NEW ZEPPELINS FOR OLD. After striking a gusher of controversy with its initial program plans, World Fantasy Con made a large number of changes. Jason Sanford reviewed the new offerings in “World Fantasy tries again with programming”, then concluded: … Continue reading
The Libertarian Futurist Society has announced the Best Novel and Hall of Fame winners of the 36th annual Prometheus Awards. PROMETHEUS BEST NOVEL Seveneves by Neal Stephenson PROMETHEUS HAL OF FAME Courtship Rite by Donald M. Kingsbury A Special Award … Continue reading
The Libertarian Futurist Society has selected five finalists for the 2016 Hall of Fame Award, given in recognition of a classic work of science fiction or fantasy with libertarian themes. The descriptions of the works and their themes come from … Continue reading
Compiled by Jonathan K. Stephens. All thanks to Jonathan for assembling in one place the favorite stories named by readers over the past couple of days, and for his yeoman work in giving them a consistent format. He has also noted how many different lists … Continue reading
The late Theodore Sturgeon’s books, papers, manuscripts and correspondence will find a lasting home at the University of Kansas’ Kenneth Spencer Research Library. The university’s Center for the Study of Science Fiction already has ties to the acclaimed writer. It … Continue reading
The US Postal Service will honor two fantasy writers on postage stamps next year: Rod Serling and Edgar Allan Poe. I checked — neither was on the list of historic sf figures Chris Barkley gathered petitions to honor ten years … Continue reading
File 770 resumes its mission to be “All Bradbury, All the Time!” (1) RAY PITCHES IN. Literary Hub reprints a letter Bradbury sent to the President’s office in 1962: “When Ray Bradbury Asked John F. Kennedy if He Could Help … Continue reading
The Libertarian Futurist Society has selected five finalists for the 2019 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. “As Easy as A.B.C.,” by Rudyard Kipling (first published 1912 in London Magazine), the second of his “airship utopia” stories, envisions a twenty-first century … Continue reading